This week a few staff members at Agile attended WIT’s monthly forum: “OMG, Can U Succeed with a Social Network Vocabularly? The Impact of Social Media on our…

In theory and in reality a wolf in sheep's clothing is a key concern for employers and recruiters to be wary of in the selection process.   

It begs the question, "Which candidate are you most comfortable with in assessing for employment consideration—the raw and somewhat transparent candidate, or the highly polished, highly confident one?”  On the one hand, the raw/transparent candidate may not impress as much as the highly polished interviewee.  But under all that gloss and glow may…

This week was ERE’s #RecruitingInnovation Summit and I was able to live stream Amy Wilson’s great presentation “Shiny & Useful: Recruiting Technologies You Should Know About”!

During the presentation, there was a lot of grumbling about Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and their lack of functionality when it comes to Talent Acquisition (mostly criticized for…

The “value added” for most any company, tiny or enormous, comes from the Quality of Experience provided.

-          Tom Peters

I just finished reading The Ten Faces of Innovation by Tom Kelley the general manager of IDEO, the successful design consulting firm in San Francisco. IDEO as you can imagine is all about innovation and applying new and creative approaches not just to product design but to…

A rapidly growing trend for both small and large companies is the use of Software as a Service (SaaS).

SaaS provides software to customers as an on-demand service rather than the traditional method of delivery software as an on-site installation with upfront costs. Unlike traditional software licensing, where you buy a license and subsequent upgrades, SaaS typically involves yearly or monthly fees to allow access to the software. Once the end user…

As I was browsing through the Sunday paper last week there was one article in particular that really caught my eye.  It was written by Paul Sullivan of the New York Times and it shared the findings of a new academic…

So.... I'm now ten months into this job with Peerlo now, time flies huh?

It's been an interesting journey, it's been a fun journey, but I tell you what.... I feel like I've learned a lot, about a lot of things, even myself!  So far some of the interesting discoveries have been

1) I broke a promise to myself over the last couple of years.  Almost 10 years ago I promised myself that I wouldn't out stay my welcome in a company again (after doing that)  However, I think I…

Recruiting agencies and employers posted over 36,000 new online job ads for marketers in April.  This is a 29% increase over April 2010. 

Hiring Demand for Marketing Managers — 4-Years:

Source:…

On April 25th, Huffington Post reported on a recent law passed in New Jersey in March that prohibits job postings that may be discriminatory in nature. Who are these posts discriminating against? The unemployed.



Any job ads that specifically exclude those still unemployed will be deemed unfair by the state. In greater detail…

Anything you ever wanted to know about Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, is now available in one convenient Web site at www.uscis.gov/I-9central

An I-9 must be completed for each employee hired by American employers by their fourth day at work to show they are authorized to work in the United States. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration…

For those at the beginning of their careers, internships may provide more than a resume boost.  An internship could prove to be an audition for a full-time position with the company providing the internship. A recent CNNMoney article cited results from a National Association of Colleges and Employers that found…

Credit extension and collection is a vital part of running a successful business. By extending credit, a company is inviting customers to do business with them. The risk of extending credit is that the customer will not pay the amount due. Regardless of whether internal or external collection efforts are used to enforce payment, adhering to these 10 best practices will increase your chances of collecting on an unpaid debt.

1. Have a Defined Credit Collection…

I liked Jerry E. Thurber’s Blog today, May 18, 2011 on:  Social Media Background Check: 5 Things Not to Tweet – so much so that I’m doing a Blog on Blog because I feel the subject deserves a contrary assessment on the possible downsides of actually eliminating, hiding or glossing over what could be true…

Total volume added in the past 90 days and the percentage increase compared to the same period last year.

Data: WANTED Analytics | Analysis: StaffingU…

Tandem Select has been assessing the value that might be provided to both candidates and hiring managers with a social media background check. We think it is promising and have written several articles and blogs on this topic. A recent blog post addressed…